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For decades, the government banned hemp. Now, it’s funding hemp research

Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground. On a bright chilly day in ...
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As more states move to restrict intoxicating hemp, people in the industry worry for its future

Hemp-derived THC products are sold in liquor stores, smoke shops and gas stations across the country — even in states where marijuana remains illegal for recreational or medical use. States are ...
High Times

How One Dog Led a Family Farm to Grow Hemp

Lucy showed up at the Kinneman farm as a six-month-old Pudelpointer mix who needed a home. She slipped into the rhythm of the place the way some dogs do — gates, feed, and shadowing whoever holds the ...
Purdue University

Purdue receives first USDA grant to study organic hemp production

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - When the 2018 Farm Bill legalized production of hemp, the deluge of phone calls from potential growers to scientists and state administrators quickly made it clear how little ...
Westword

Ten Cool Facts About Hemp From the NoCo Expo

The fourth annual NoCo Hemp Expo this past weekend featured more than 130 vendors and 60 speakers, all sharing information about this amazing plant. Here are ten things we learned about hemp, from its ...
Westword

Colorado Company Produces First American-Bred Certified Hemp Seed

Colorado can now claim production of the first certified hemp seed in the United States after the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies officially validated one of its varieties. Fort ...
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For decades, the government banned hemp. Now, it’s funding hemp research to fight climate change

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On a bright chilly day in mid-October, Lincoln University graduate student Joshua Asiamah loaded tall, dried, brown stalks onto a John Deere all-terrain vehicle. Asiamah moved ...